The Eucharist is also known as Communion, Holy Communion, or The Blessed Sacrament. For many non-Catholics, this sacrament is very controversial. However, for Catholics, it is considered to be of central importance. Here we discuss Catholic teaching on the Eucharist. When Was the First Eucharist Celebrated? The Christian tradition holds and the Catholic faith will […]
Each and every Sunday over a billion Catholics worldwide are obliged to attend Sunday mass at a parish near them. Why?
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Kneeling at Mass is one of many postures during the liturgy. At different times we are to kneel, sit, or stand depending upon what is taking place during Mass. Each posture takes on a certain significance within the liturgy, especially kneeling. Humility before God Kneeling is a very humbling posture. The very act of kneeling
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In the Church the Eucharist occupies a unique place as the “Sacrament of sacraments.” All the other sacraments are ordered to it as their end. The word eucharist is derived from the Greek word which means thanksgiving. Jesus himself gave thanks at the Last Supper. The term Mass is derived from the Latin word Missa which
Those Catholics are at it again – they say that at mass they are actually eating the body and blood of Jesus Christ, citing passages from the Bible such as John 6:52 and Luke 24:2. Their belief is that at the mass the bread and the wine that are on the altar are transformed into the
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